More than a thousand Iranian Jews trekked across Iran to visit Molla Agha Baba Synagogue in Yazd, Iran this past week. [S]ince Rohani took office last year, Jews say they have been heartened by the support theyve received. His government agreed to allow Jewish schools to be closed on Saturdays to mark Shabbat, the day of rest. Rouhani also allocated the equivalent of $400,000 to a Jewish charity hospital in Tehran and invited the countrys only Jewish lawmaker to accompany him to the United Nations General Assembly in New York last year. ... We were fearful in the 80s. We were feeling the pressure. Now, we are not concerned anymore. We feel secure and enjoy freedoms, said Mahvash Kohan, a female Jewish pilgrim who came to Yazd from Shiraz. Read more: bit.ly/1y0TV7Y
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 20:56:07 +0000
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